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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Rowan O'Beirne

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003157Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

1862-06-01

Fair Oaks, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 37th New York Infantry

The Citation

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Gallantly maintained the line of battle until ordered to fall back.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. James Rowan O'Beirne — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003172
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
3ff894ccee409ce91861d7d54239d45e8d48a8ef559833414fafd92baea9b24e

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official profile expands the middle name; the legacy initialed form remains preserved as an alias.

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